indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
perception; sensing; noticing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
cyborg; cybernetic organism
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
G; g; (acceleration due to) gravity; giga-; gravitational constant; gauss; general audience (film certificate)
stone; bijou; trinket; stone (unit of weight: 14lb); curling stone; curling rock
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
(electric) circuit; racing circuit
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
than; from; out of; except; but; more
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
counter for generations; epoch
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention